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Si. .i-TJM- ub. ? fT3?-"yi "lC SIC tJ-r' '2 Vi s-sw, - F?-V1 JfL RSt J"-- T"- "si, 3fV a,. J li? Hs -a.w TO . a. IV 15s L V r.,. sr T r p S Lt ij K i'j tri - w :v - ii,.z. - r r .?-'- s j.'.-jsj R stuothcii, p. k. rmoTHui, A CIsMUla far Yma Men. to he a aew profea- yoaafr bma of education fa the enrice. Those who to eater ft are bow oblfaeed to take a civil service exaaUaatloa aad. therefore, there Is aa oppertaaity for atasteats leavias college to obtala per Uaeat places at a atoderatelj payiag salary at the outset of their careers as real wlaaers"lB"aeed, as"fif as pe caalarjr a resaaaeratioa i conceraed. they woaM he better, off tbaa if they started as lawyers, doctors or minis ters, who fraqaeally fcaveca hard strag gle to support themselves before they are well established, and sometimes have to rely on relations or friends to help them out of financial difficulties. The department of state seems to have recognized this' to a certain ex tent, for it has sent to some xf the signer eaucauonai insuiuuons a circw lar saying that it is anxious to obtain the services of recent graduates, from 'college, and it asks for encouragement and assistance in this laudable en deavor to improve the diplomatic corps. It can offer at the beginning aa annual, salary of about 1,800. This is not a princely recompense, but zaaay respectable and intelligent men are supporting families on $600 a year less, and are glad to get that amount evea ia these times of so-called na tional prosperity. We are told that the professions are over-crowded, but the consular service is not likely to be so for some time to come, now that appointments and promotions in It are not dependent on political favor and influence. To be sure, remarks the Boston Badget. it is not inviting to the maa who wants to marry and settle down la one place for his life, but oa the other hand, it offers a chance to ambitions youth to enlarge their minds by becoming acquaiated with foreign parts of the world, for the adage says that the home-keeping young have ever homely wits. When a man deserts from the United States army the stigma "sticks. And so it should. A soldier who some time ago took "French' leave" now wants to reenlist in the army and redeem himself. But he i& down on the offi cial records as a deserter, and while that inscription stands he cannot be accepted as a recruit He has applied to the war department to have the record expunged, but the request has been denied, it being. the irrevocable decision of the department to.make no change ia 'the, records when 'they are in accord with the proved facts. So the man 'Will go through' life branded as a deserter and debarred' from the military service of his country, even though he desires Uo make -good for past misconduct, i' He 'should have thought of all that, v, says the Troy Times, before he ran away. Of all the enterprising 'things done In Chicago none surpasses the recent act of a widower with four young children to look after. He needed a wife and they needed a mother, so the man wooed the unmarried women of his neighborhood, but found none will ing to assume so many domestic cares at once. Therefore he placed a -placard in his window one day, bearing the in scription, "A widower, living within, wants a wife. Ladies, if .you want a husband, inquire within at once," and remained at home to meet his callers. The interesting part of the story is that the callers came, and the man is likely to find what his children need, if indeed he has not already found a new wife. Here is a variant on the did-not-know-it-was-Ioaded item, but having the same old -tragic ending. This time it was a woman in Richmond, Va who playfully .pointed a pistol and asked her sister for another help of salad at the table at which both were seated. Then the supposed-to-be harm leas weapon was discharged and the missile it contained inflicted what Is likely to be fatal Injury on the sister. The one safe way to handle any pistol is not to point it at a person. The young Richmond woman who caused the trouble will have the rest of hei life to' reflect upon that truth. When an intelligent man cannot an swer an honest question in a court of law without "incriminating" himself, his confession to that effect may keep him out of jail for contempt, but it ought not to keep him out longer than is necessary to properly convict him of the criminal conduct he pleads in his own behalf. If some fellow asks you for money for a meal, be sure to give him your card along with the quarter. Remember-that New York man who nine years ago bought a meal for a beggar, and who has just received from the beggar a $1,000 bill. It Is estimated that the people in this country spend $2000,000 a year keeping their shoes polished. Just for the sake of comment,' think of the number of shines of another kind that would buy! A church fair is to be held by soci ety women on Long Island which is to he fc-rictly honest, change to be given ia all cases and 100 cents worth, of goods is to cost the purchaser no more than a dollar. This is almost enough ia its financial radicalism to bring on another panic. .SJ t&vrf&mmtt&mzegn jrcH aiiimIua nr - - -" - - Q9UJUMM. . They are running a realistic play in Paris, one feature of which is the vol- caaic MontPelee in full eruption. Bat then this 4s not the first instance of i hot air oa .the. stage.. 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She has served also as secre tary of the General Federation of Wom an's Clubs for the state of Georgia, as first chairman of the. state industrial com mission, which did .much work for the reform of child labor abuses, as chairman of the state commission on arts and crafts, and as one of Georgia's commit tee of three to consider the color line question. Mrs. Ottiey is a Mississippian by .birth and rearing, but has resided in Atlanta since her marriage, her husband being a banker of that city.) The possibilities of Georgia pine are being exploited from one end of the country to the other, but what thought is being given to the possibil ities of the Georgia boy?" So wrote President Branson, of the state nor mal school at Athens, Ga., a few years ago. The educational renais sance now beginning in the south is based upon recognition of that great .est of "waste products," undeveloped human life, of which so much exists in the states south of Mason and Dixon's line. Since most of the people live In the country the average population of Georgia, for instance, being 35 to the square mile, with 1,500,000 per sons living in one-room cabins it is easy to see that the country school must be the evangel. to the people. In its Improvement lies the solution of the problem of general social bet terment. The tremendous and sys tematic crusade now being organized throughout the southern states by the southern educational board purposes working almost entirely through this agency, devoting itself to the perfec tion of the rural school and such nor mal institutions as furnish teachers for it This field of endeavor Is cer tainly wide. Out of 700,000 children of school age in Georgia barely 280,900 go to school 100 days in the year. Eight months schools are the exception, the rule being five months, while many communities do not have school long er than three months each year. In these schools, when existent, the poorest and most meager instruction' is too often given, owing to the poor pay of teachers. All this seems in a fair way to be revolutionized by the efforts of the southern people, spurred on and en couraged by the southern educational board. In view of this great move ment in the country schools it is in teresting to note that the forerunner of the model country school, as planned by educational enthusiasts, was initiated and carried on success fully by the clubwomen of the state of Georgia a few years ago. By their efforts and under their charge two model country schools were main tained five months the first year in rural districts. On visiting them a committee of the southern education al board declared them "ideal." These schools, begun as an experiment and an object lesson, have been carried on since then with pronounced sue-, cess. Their history is interesting, particu larly for the striking example it af fords of what may be the outcome of an active and whole-hearted coopera tion between the representative wom en who make ap the clubs of the va rious states and the educators ana educational experts of their sections. President Branson, of the Georgia state normal school, had addressed to Mrs. Lindsay Johnson, then president ot the State Federation of Woman's Clubs,- a letter in which he asked if that assocuttoa would-undertake to raise $1,000 ,fbr the nuuateaaace lor five months of a model coaaty.achool MMMaaMiMaBBMaBBBBBBBBaaiPlPPB which should furnish an object les son of what a county school should and might be. The Federation of Women's Clubs, a body of 6,000 rep resentative women, having been long devoted to efforts for educational bet terment, and, as Mr. Branson knew, particularly interested in the problem of the rural school, at once accepted the suggestion and pledged the requi site sum. The school was to be a part of the county system, its location to be de cided by competition among the county superintendents of the state, the school to be awarded to the high est bidder and the federation pledging Itself to supply the difference be tween this highest bid and the neces sary $1,000. .All the money was to be placed in the bands of the Geor gia federation, and the school was to be inaugurated by the federation, and remain under its control. Mr. Branson, on his part, pledged to un dertake the technical -direction of the school. So much interest was aroused, and the bids of the counties ran so high, that it was found possible to supple ment the efforts of two communities, instead of one, with the sum raised by the federation. 'Hence, while Oanielsville, Madison county, with a bid of $700, secured the first school, Watters district, Floyd county, was able, with $650, to secure a second. The tragedy of the situation lay in two splendid bids, of $500 from Bar tow county and $450 from Rabun county, the latter -the most mountain ous county in Georgia. To those who understand the meaning of these guarantees from such sections there is infinite pathos in the thought of such sums as these having been gath ered for such a cause and in vain! One thousand dollars more would have done noble service. v The two sections securing the schools furnished contrasting but ex cellent fields for ,the social experi ment Danielsville, the county seat of Madison county, is a typical village of the best character. Its people are, many of them, educated and refined, but the county is essentially rural, since only one edge of it is crossed by a railroad, Danielsville itself being six miles distant from it About 500 people center at Danielsville. The best of them threw themselves heart and soul into the effort not only to secure the first model school, but to guaran tee its perpetuation. The president of the county board of education, a well-known lawyer, besides his other efforts, threw his home open to the teachers, who were thus assured the comforts of daily life. Watters district Floyd county, is a "crossing" of the Southern railroad, just out of the little city of Rome. Its people are rougher than the coun try folk, and the life led there by the three young teachers was hard enough to furnish missionary conditions. , Both schools thrived surprisingly. The people,' who looked upon it at first as a sort of vagary of their su perintendent and the 'clubwomen, soon became deeply interested in the plan. The school at Danielsville, opening with 86 pupils, very soon had 125, a great' number of children com ing In from the county to board. At Watters about 80 remained in at tendance. At both places a kitchen and work shop were 'added to the schoolhouse. which belonged to the county, and about $200 was spent in permanent improvements. The success of the ex periment may be gathered from 'the fact that the five-month schools, main tained as an experiment, were re placed by eight months sessions in both counties the succeeding year. The plan is that each school shall become a blooming garden, the gen eral headquarters of ,the people, of J the neighborhood, where library and reading rooms shall help to ren der it attractive and necessary to patrons, as well as to pupils. It is safe to say that these two model schools in purpose, plan and detail will be the model indeed for thousands of others which the new educational movement in the south will produce. That, they have been successfully initiated, maintained and administered by women furnishes a fair answer to that already rapidly vanishing question: "What can women's clubs do? Some men get credit for being mod est, when they do , not talk about themselves only, because they- -fef they cannot do jthe .subject jastlcs y Ssata Ch "5"" 1 Party inlFi lliMa tint r " ! GefeWatios of BirtUay -A 8aata. Clans party Is whatva oC is planning for her Ttttle dMghtjirs sixth Wrtklay party, whiek ra-- . -- V T . , m occwrstM days bfttrt fhristnas. . .Fron taadiaiac room door, saspead HhJJfed;HWa.Hs to he a lane hny wreath aad through this the call drea are to throw a pretty laflated ball pi 'red .rasher. Whea the ball goes through the circle that child, eaters the dlniag room. .At a long kindergarten table the small gaests are to he seated on small , chair, "A mialature Santa Clans with a paca oa nis back ana a cane in nis hand will be In the center of the table, while around there will be a number of artificial trees ia toy-sized jardin ieres. At either end of the table there Is. to be a wreath of holly, enclosing another tree. Red candles will blaze from the mantel, plate rail andtahJeT Alphabet crackers' will spell out tie name of each child at the place where he or she Is to sit Snapping ca$e and confetti will-be. the souvenirs as well as a dear little Buster Brown cup that Is to hold the cocoa. Sandwiches of entire wheat bread, with pure ice cream on which there is to be a red cherry,' and an angel food birthday cake are the refreshments to be served these little people. By the way, at children's parties it is quite the thing to serve the ice cream inrama Uns. - Wires are to be stretched across the celling in all directions, from which will hang red Japanese lanterns and red Christmas bells. From out of Santa Claus' pack will come tiny dolls, stars and bells, while1 from the mantel piece there wilhang a tarletoa stock, ing filled with (opcorn for each child to take home. r A Crystal Weddlna. The request from a reader for a crystal wedding has been received. This is the fifteenth wedding anni versary which has been-reached. If it is possible, to have the invitations de livered by a messenger they may be on glass plates with the lettering one in ink; but of, course, engraved invita tions should be used for a formal, or large "affair. Dolhe plates up in white paper, tie with, white ribbon and seal with wax. The dining room table may be made 'a thing of beauty by spreading a white net cloth over white satin, powdering all with either white rosebuds, white carnations or white chrysanthemums, with a tracery of delicate vines and ferns, then sprinkle all with diamond dust. The glass icicles of all lengths that should be procurable now owing to the proximity of Christmas (they are used for tree ornaments) would be charm ing hung from the chandelier and gas jets. They sparkle beautifully and show all the prismatic colors. Use white candles in glass holders and serve a white supper. The menu might include cream of celery soup, white fish turbot broiled chicken breasts, potato balls, Brussels sprouts, white grape, apple and nut salad on white lettuce hearts, and a dessert ' which is new and very good. Make it by cutting marshmallows, blanched al monds and candied ginger, cherries and citron into small bits. Mix all with whipped cream, serve very cold in tall glasses with small white iced cakes. The hostess should be gowned in white with cut crystal tiimming. After supper there might be'a pro gram .of wedding music. Including the "Lohengrin" march, Mendelssohn and Jensen's wedding music; also the Swedish march used for bridal proces sions. A pretty conceit is a large wedding bell made of cotton covered with diamond dust and a fringe of icicles under which the couple stand to receive congratulations. MADAME MERRI. - '.-r- Z Bridge 'Bag Design for Bridge Bag. Bridge Bag. Here is a dainty little bag intended for holding money, handkerchief, gloves, or any small article. It is in white satin, embroidered with silver se quins and beads, and is lined with very pale shell-pink satin. Small silver rings are sewn on the outside about 1& inch below the edge, and white sa'Sa ribbon is threaded through them. The bag measures 5 inches wide and 7 inches-deep. The ribbon should be one inch wide. Satin of good quality should be used as it will keep clean lenger than a cheap make, and when soiled can ho cleaned to look like'new. - -"-" " JriJijnriyvvvnAnjiinra Table Linens Shown in Endless Variety New table linens, both in damask and the more fancy furnishings, show a greater variety -of novel features and designs than has been apparent for many seasons past. , :The latest damask tablecloths no longer display a scattered design out lined by a heavy border, but have cir cular patterns that are a distinct de parture from anything used before. Each cloth has a perfectly plain cen ter about 27" inches in diameter. This is outlined by a handsome border; then comes a plain space about half the width of the border, and then a second border the same width as the first, the square corners being filled in with the plain. The effect is really much handsomer than may be imag ined from the description. Some of the plain parts are just as smooth as satin; others are 'scattered with dots ranging in site from pin dots to those as large as a? pea. i ne uesigns memae the rose and the polyanthus conven- tioaalixed. Tfatural lilies, ferns and && 14 r. - i "V" m:Jmm Mater! ISC s L. st f at Is moat elective,, this Jasalmtef having skirt aad coat of different arte rial, says a Paris letter to VegaA Mat apteadldly tailored hatvrery swaggerlag Loaia XHI coat ia old doth, wHh a loose, short waisted fal basques, huge pocket laps, ling pattes aad big embroidered oHves, the whole heavily soutached hi rose, is wora with a tight tralliag. skirt of ahaadaoic eighteenth ceatary bro caded silk la greens, rose -aad ivory, a deep border-of rose broadcloth hem-, ming It Its wag waistcoat Is of ivory panne, and of rare ivory lace is7 the jabot at wrist aad 'throat . Cloth which' has stripes of satin or velvet wovea iato the fabric, with spacings as wide .as' the stripe, aad la self colors, makes most elegant coats with skirts in either plain cloth, vel vet or liberty satla, -iccordiag to the nature of the stripe. One of these la prune has a fitted redingote skirt of the striped material, thai drags oa the ground and reveals no dress skirt be neath it, fastenings ia the form of cords and velvet buttons trimming it straight down the left' side of the front and the right side of the back. These fastenings continue to the bust and shoulder blades, but here the redin gote stops, a simple drapery of the striped material forming a part sleeve. part bretelle effect over a bodice aad long sleeves of plain prune cloth, fine ly soutached. The wide over-sleeve is bordered with prune colored caracule, of which there is also a rolling Na poleonic collar to the cloth bodice, which In front reveals a lace jabot aad a bit of an embroidered waistcoat. This Is typical of the redingote gowns which are a feature of the season, -and petticoatless and wrap less, save for furs, give the extreme straight slim effect to the figure that fashion insists upon. A heavy silk woven combination garment placed over the other dessous and reaching from shoulders to knee, will give some warmth, and, of course, endless are the varieties of loose cloaks with big draped sleeves or' loopings for the arms, which are designed for day time wear, when one employs a car riage, bien entendu! ORNAMENTAL APRON A pretty apron made of India lawn and trimmed in colored embroidery. The center gore is fitted and cut in one piece. lilies of the valley wander in effective patterns over some cloths. For trimming fancy expensive linens Slavlan lace, or mosaic work, as it is called, is used, and a German lace of the Arabe shade decorates pieces in a cheaper quality. Drawn work never goes out of fashion, and much of this fancy stitching is combined with lace in trimming cloths and doilies. Keeping Back Stray Locks. The little wisps or hair which cause so much annoyance on windy days can be kept in place with invisible hair pins. But few women know how to keep In the pins. Push the locks in place, slip in the pin, then turn back oae point of the pin until the end touches the top. They are easily taken out, but will keep firmly in even the roughest wind. Necklaces in Wrought Gold. t Necklaces of odd form in wrought gold or silver set with jade, amethyst, topaz, and coral are decidely faddish; for general wear, while for more formal use dog collars of close set stones, and fine gold chains that hold artistic looking pendants are favoritaa. iv: Jfr. vstrrnJ L mT i manffl RVwn mwaSsmwSamsLmUSlBBKErBBml islrW. Sr.5! rMKlEsat vd i CsMrrlckt by Byron WlwaaM. " ; .'- I st envy Itstaad BWce - Mves pm yea tKtei Mil. taaa roaa dewa keyead the ti IWaUuwa W tk MlM and mlM! Blake asver feels the teach ef want, Ine hanwwed mm ef pressta debt Aad yet. I knew wHhto Ms keart Tbsrs 4pUsAll8Slat and regret! Htocastl.b.kugrlm aad stream " Its turrets pierce tke axare sky. While ntoe takatt nedest cet Quite lest to view ef passerby And yet within my home there dwells A spirit that be cannot buy: .The breath or true, unselfish love. Devotion that shall never die! t Upea the hill no cherubs play To glad tke measured pulse of day. No chubby legs' dash down the path Te greet their daddy's homeward way! At night when stars are glinting out And all the world has gone to bed. There lies asleep on Roland's breast No bud of life with tousled head! Blake cannot laugh the old. free laugh That takes him backward vto the boy; His heart is cold from shutting out The tenderness of love and Joy! Despising what he has at hand. For weeks each year does Roland roam In vain pursuit of what I And Within the glory ot my home! Ah. Roland Blake, how poor he is! How steeped in penury and need! God pity him! His heart is cold. And piling gold is all his creed! Ah. poverty of heart how cursed! How desolate and sad is he But I. within my humble cot. How rich I be! How rich I be! Rag Time. A Tennessee undertaker thinks to catch the public fancy by advertising cemeat coflas. Cemeat nothing! What the most of aa are looking for is a casket made of asbestos. Aa Oklahoma newspaper tells of two tramps, oae ofwhom stuck his head through a window of the station at Ra mon aad said, ia a husky voice, to the operator: "Say, partner, report a couple of empties going north." A wandering ventriloquist created a panic at a funeral in Colorado the oth er day. He appeared at the grave and in a sepulchral voice, supposedly that of the deceased, cried out as the coffin was being lowered: "Let me down easy.' The pallbearers were so fright ened they dropped the casket and ran. From a Texas newspaper I call this exquisite bit of obituary "poetry." there being, in all, tweaty-one stanzas equally as goof: The sweet strains or that sngeHc band Welcomed Charley and IOBard home.; They now have harps, parents. t To welcome you. when you come. Those little feet with a pit-a-pat Will only be heard in heaven. Those little tongues with a chat. chat. chat Will sing with the angels forever. ? ' The Hack Man or The Escape. A little friend of mine who is in clined toward the literary life and who has a lively imagination, recently, wrote the following story "There was once a hunter that was on a trip up west. As he passed, a cave a black man came out. " " 'Good evening,' said the hunter as he droped his gun. The black man ran into the cave and returned with, a lion,' 'the linn snrancr at tho biantor .4n Tn i , - r, w-m -t doged it and picked up his gun; firedV JHSt then the tribe came up, the' hunter fired again and a pack of lions came and surrounded him. Now he was helpless he had no bullets left When he saw some bed springs h put them on the ground and jumped on them as He did so he lauded on a branch of a high tree which the sav ages could not climb, so the saveges fell asleep. Then the hunter climbed down and ran back to his train where he got home in safety." That boy is bound to be a novelist His father says that in the original 'draught of the tale, the boy had the hunter take the bedsprings out of his pocket and jump upon them to safety, j When his mother smiled, he modified the statement to suit the convention alities. Miilinery. The Brighton (111.) News man evi dently has' to do with the purchasing of hats. At any rate he says of the prevailing style: The latest agonies in feminine headgear are frights. To build a fall hat. the milli ner takes a wash-basin no: it's a tub inverts the vessel, throws on forty-eight yards of bronze velvet, enougli feathers to' stuff five bed ticks, and four bolts of pink satteen. She then places the crea tion on the bed-post, procures a broom, and beats the hat until it presents that droopy appearance so familiar to the man on the morning after a night out. Snake Story. According to the Tribune at De Kalb. Mo., the snakes around Rush ville are getting nervous for some thing tp do since the saloons closed. The Tribune says: "One man there declares that when lie went home the other evening he found a large blacksnake getting milk from the mother while it was keeping' the baby quiet by having its tait in the baby's mouth." Couldn't Stump Him. Quite a number ot Chariton county residents died last neck, but the editor was equal to the emergency. One breathed his last, another answered Hit final summons, the third crossed th dark river, the fourth was no more, the fifth was called to his eternal home as a result of becoming overheated, the sixth yielded tip the ghost, the seventh nan numbered with -the dead, the eighth had gone to the great beyond, the ninth suc cumbed to the grim reaper, the earthly career of the tenth came to an end. and the spirit of the eleventh vias wafted to Ids Maker. Chariton (Mo.) Courier. iiYlft tjluuuu4 Shell Polishing. Shell polishing is an. extensive and profitable business on the coast of Southern California, where are found many shells which are capable of a high degree of polish, and show, won derful iridescent shades after their rough outside covering has been rubbed off. Conviction. Tou could never make a girl think her parents HO aa mucn lor ner as mtr , i. !.. I.,., o rv.oHr.no Vra I UUU W14U lfc- MVI V .a.... - .y I a , i York Press. ,ti $ : :-:.: J a an) heat. Next a suateteaV seeatlry of hoiUacswater L. - s Si - A Far ia Ufa. Whoever wflt iaaay MaeoT life anratsavesda awa tiate aad da hk owa thinking. Ha awa spend neither tiate nor aMssey which he has not earneiDavid Shirr Jordan: r ffVlByBaaBBjv- Vaw aawvewlBH wlwdalBPaN Way aataal charcoal removes' the coJer from -eclpssd' Bqaids. while wood" charcoal has'aa effect, has net been understood. A Bnroncaa cheatist now fade that the actiea of the former hv due to the presence ef five to Severn per cent ef nitrogen. On the Make. Some men who beHeve ia making the most of their opportunities un fortunately regard every other maa as an opportunity. Philadelphia Record. Extremes hi raail. Brazil has no middle class. There are, but two clos esrehtvham ahmlu are but two classes there the rich, and the poor. Mistakes Seme Women Make. She is a foolish woman who th'nks she can make a frost by putting-everything on her back. Exchange. Evle That Rapidly Multiply. Indiscretion, malice, rashness an? falsehood produce each other. L'EncIos. No man can he brave who thinks? pain the greatest evil; nor temperate who considers pleasure the highest good. Cicero. Too many dollars ia a man's pocket have been kaown to crowd the sense from under his hat Qmalia Directory A Desirable Thing about the Twentieth Century Policj' of the Bankers Reserve Life Ccv of Omaha. Nebraska, is the GUARANTEED ANNUAL, DIVIDEND Agents can increase their income selling it Write to B. H. Robison. 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